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Outsidership, network positions and cooperation among internationalizing SMEs: An industry evolutionary perspective
[Les facteurs de l’échec entrepreneurial des PME marocaines : une étude exploratoire]

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  • Xander Ong
  • Susan Freeman
  • François Goxe

    (LAREQUOI - Laboratoire de recherche en Management - UVSQ - Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines)

  • Simone Guercini
  • Brian Cooper

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how resilience can support entrepreneurs in uncertain environments. The study's objective is to show how different dimensions of resilience (emotional/cognitive) are dynamically connected to different logics of actions (causation/effectuation) allowing the development of a successful entrepreneurial project. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a qualitative analysis of a blog written by an entrepreneur during the first 17 months of a search, negotiation, and financing process for a company takeover. Findings The results highlight that in high uncertainty, strong entrepreneurial resilience and shift of logics of action can contribute to the success of a business takeover. This study identifies forms of resilience during the business takeover process that helped the entrepreneur overcome adversity and succeed. Moreover, these forms of resilience seem to be related to effectual and causal logics. Practical implications This study could help future entrepreneurs succeed in the creation or takeover of an organization by improving knowledge of the relationship between resilience and logics of actions. Originality/value This study proposes a different approach to the study of entrepreneurial resilience by analyzing it in relation with the logics of action (causation/effectuation). Moreover, the study offers a modern methodological approach by using an internet blog as a data source.

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  • Xander Ong & Susan Freeman & François Goxe & Simone Guercini & Brian Cooper, 2022. "Outsidership, network positions and cooperation among internationalizing SMEs: An industry evolutionary perspective [Les facteurs de l’échec entrepreneurial des PME marocaines : une étude exploratoire]," Post-Print hal-04396787, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04396787
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101970
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    1. Tsang, Eric W.K. & Colpan, Asli M., 2025. "Reconciling the tension between contextualization and generalization in qualitative international business research," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(2).
    2. Muhammad Anwar & Shaungjie Li & Ahmed Al-Omush & Munther Al-Nimer, 2023. "SMEs’ Internationalization: Mapping the Field through Finance, ITC, and Social Ties," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-21, February.
    3. Han, Xiaomin & Goxe, François & Freeman, Susan, 2024. "Internationalization through social networks: A systematic review and future research agenda," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(4).
    4. Al-Tabbaa, Omar & Zahoor, Nadia, 2024. "Alliance management capability and SMEs’ international expansion: The role of innovation pathways," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    5. Zhou, Nan, 2024. "Emerging market multinationals’ liability of outsidership," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 59(3).
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    7. Pedro Henrique Rodrigues de Sousa & Edgar Reyes Junior & Víctor del Corte Lora, 2024. "Development, validation, and reliability of a measurement scale for investigating the principle of intercooperation," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 95(2), pages 553-572, June.
    8. Wang, Huiqi & Yuan, Wei & Yuan, George, 2022. "The mechanism for SMEs growth by applying stochastic dynamical approach," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 48(C).
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    10. Glinka, Beata & Glińska-Neweś, Aldona & Zakrzewska-Bielawska, Agnieszka, 2023. "A resource interaction perspective on resource use and development in migrant entrepreneur networks," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).

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